The defense and pitching of the Pella High baseball team certainly gave them a chance at knocking off top-seeded Dallas Center-Grimes in Wednesday night’s Class 3A Substate Final, but hits were few and far between and the Mustangs methodically worked their way to a 4-0 victory.

The exhilarating run through the postseason continues tonight for the Pella High baseball team, as the Little Dutch have the chance to reach the Class 3A State Baseball Tournament with one more win tonight.

Pella vs Chariton Finish (07-16-12)
A back-and-forth slugfest between Pella High and Chariton came down to the final out in Monday night’s 8-7 win for the Little Dutch in the Class 3A District Finals – a game that was heard live on 92.1 fm KRLS.

Just three days after their meeting in the regular season finale, the Pella High and Centerville baseball teams will take to the diamond against each other yet again – this time with their respective seasons on the line.

It was 11:46 p.m. – over six hours beyond the scheduled start time – when a strikeout delivered by Pella High’s Jacob Gleason finally ended Friday night’s Little Hawkeye Conference varsity baseball games between Knoxville and the Little Dutch; with Pella coming back in the nightcap with a 12-3 win after the Panthers’ thrilling 5-4 ten-inning win in the opener.

What has become a mid-season tradition for the Pella High and Pella Christian baseball teams unfolds this afternoon in Des Moines, as the cross-town rivals face each other in a non-conference contest at Principal Park.